Re: Who needs an 11?

Greg Crane

2008-08-30

And he uses it at Mt Tabor!!! which in my book is just flat out cheating.

Greg
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--- On Sat, 8/30/08, MARK STEGER wrote:

> From: MARK STEGER
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Who needs an 11?
> To: "john mitchem" , "Karsten Hagen"
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
> Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 8:25 AM
> I bring an 11 to every fight, I mean race. I wouldn't
> leave home without it.
> Mark
>
>
>
> From: johnmitchem@earthlink.netDate: Fri, 29 Aug 2008
> 21:32:53 -0700To: hagenkt@mac.comCC:
> obra@list.obra.orgSubject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Who needs an
> 11?Karsten has it right, I cant hang without my 11!
> When we get good lead outs, PIR sprints go up 42mph's,
> I end up sitting down at about 39 or so, and (sprinter)
> spin to 40 or 42mph.
> need it, love it
>
>
> On Aug 29, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Karsten Hagen wrote:
> I sometimes do 100rpm briefly when my chain dumps off my
> small ring and wraps around the bb shell. But other than
> that, an 11 is the only way I can hang in many races. But
> then, it took me 10 minutes to type this.KarstenOn 8/29/08
> 4:38 PM, "zak"
> wrote:
> compact. yes. i <3 my 11.and im not old.> Date: Fri,
> 29 Aug 2008 15:40:54 -0700> From: cdbrandt@gmail.com>
> To: obra@list.obra.org> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Who
> needs an 11?> > Jokes aside, I do actually use one.
> Because I can't climb very well, I often use it to get
> back on the pack on the descents. After a leg ripping climb
> (to me), it's surprising how slow the pack often
> descends, relative to what the motivated individual can do.
> Also, in criteriums with a tailwind sprint or a slight
> downhill section, I actually do use my 11 quite often. I
> don't have big "track racer" guns, but do find
> the 53x11 useful sometimes, over 100 rpms. In general
> though, a 12 is fine for me.>
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